OnePlus unveils the 8 & the 8 Pro phones and checks all the right boxes

The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro have suffered no shortage of leaks in the months leading up to today, but they are now truly official.

The costlier OnePlus 8 Pro dons a new screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and a quad-camera setup on the back. The company has achieved high framerate through MEMC (Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation) chip, often used in TV for a smoother picture.

However, unlike the OnePlus 7 Pro and 7T Pro, it loses the pop-up selfie camera in lieu of a punch-hole camera on the front fascia. The company has also added the IP68 rating, meaning it’s waterproof and dustproof.

Apart from a new screen, the flagship device also has a color filter camera for various light effects. It also has 4k video recording capabilities at 60 fps. Plus, the new camera has a dedicated pet mode. I’d be surely putting that to test.

The company also launched OnePlus 8 for someone who’s not looking for a cheaper option. This version has a 90Hz screen with three cameras on the back. The company has replaced the telephoto lens in the OnePlus 7T with a macro lens.

The OnePlus 8 is priced at $699 for the 6GB+128GB variant and $799 for the 8GB+256GB variant. The OnePlus 8 Pro is priced at $899 for the 6GB+128GB version and $999 for the 8GB+256GB version. Sales in the US begin on April 29, and in Europe on April 21.

However, with the global economy in decline and supply chain in disarray worldwide, we’ll have to see how OnePlus will manage to make and ship the phone. More importantly, who’ll be looking to dish out some bucks on anything other than grocery and medicines in these tough times.